Book excerpt: Willowmere in the summer is a breathtaking sight. But nurse Laurel Maddox barely notices the carefully tended gardens, pretty stone cottages and patchwork fields. All she wants is to hide away from the past and the scars it left her with-both emotionally and physically. Local physician Dr. David Trelawney is intrigued by his new colleague, and despite his own wariness of relationships he longs to see Laurel blossom in the warmth of Willowere. Before summer is out, this handsome village doctor intends to make her his bride!